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BACKGROUND: This systematic review protocol aims to provide evidence of the efficacy and safety of acupuncture on postoperative recovery and extubation time. METHODS: The following 11 electronic databases will be searched from inception: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED, CINAHL, 1 Chi…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to evaluate measurement properties of instruments used to measure fatigue in clinicians within hospital settings. INTRODUCTION: Research has shown that clinician fatigue leads to accidents and mistakes, and puts patient safety at risk. The problem of managing fatigue in clini…

BACKGROUND: Okbyungpoongsan (OBPS) is widely used as a treatment for allergic rhinitis (AR) in Far East countries. Many clinical trials have assessed the efficacy and safety of the OBPS formula for treating AR. Here, we systematically will review the clinical evidence for and against administration of OBPS. METHODS AN…

The objective of this review is to identify the effectiveness of telehealth in improving correctional facility health care. The outcomes of the review will include the primary outcomes of access to health care and costs associated with health care and the secondary outcome of virologic suppression.Specifically, the rev…

Within continuing medication education (CME), it has been argued that an "authentic" clinical context should be built into CME activities for knowledge to be effectively translated into clinical practice. However, although context is considered significant in the success (or lack thereof) of an intervention, there is a…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness, efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological therapies for patients with functional constipation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will electronically search OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, CINAHL, AMED and ISI web of knowledge without any language res…

Topic development and structuring a systematic review of diagnostic tests are complementary processes. The goals of a medical test review are to identify and synthesize evidence to evaluate the impacts alternative testing strategies on health outcomes and to promote informed decision making. A common challenge is that…

We write in response to Lawton et al.'s (J Orthop Surg Res 12:76, 2017) important systematic review comparing the outcomes of total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle arthrodesis (AA) after reviewing the existing literature. Traditionally, AA was the gold standard treatment for ankle osteoarthritis but there is renewed…

BACKGROUND: Acupuncture has been widely, used in Asian countries since the Yuan Dynasty in China. Moreover, acupuncture has been reported to exhibit anti-allergy effects in many clinical trials. This systematic review will assess the effectiveness, and safety of acupuncture for anxiety treatment. METHODS: Eleven datab…

The objective of the scoping review is to map the international scientific literature on web-based therapeutic interventions (WBTI) used by Indigenous people for assessing, managing and treating health conditions. The focus of this review is WBTIs for a broad range of health conditions, including but not limited to, co…

AIM: In 2007 a systematic review about the rehabilitation contents of the Cochrane Collaboration was published. That review was then continuously updated by systematically searching the new papers published in every Cochrane Issue. The aim of the present paper was to systematically review all the rehabilitation papers…

The review stands out for its methodological rigour, clear results, and frank recognition of its limitations. However, the picture proposed by it is incomplete. Two aspects of great consequence are discussed in this commentary as a complement to the review. First, the political agency of human resources for health (HRH…

This article aims to provide an overview of the structure, form and content of systematic reviews. It focuses in particular on the literature searching component, and covers systematic database searching techniques, searching for grey literature and the importance of librarian involvement in the search. It also covers…

Primary literature can be contradictory due to a multitude of factors, including poorly designed studies, error types, and confounding factors, and thus literature reviews can be difficult and time-consuming. Systematic reviews are designed to provide unbiased and comprehensive comparisons of relevant primary studies.…

The objective of this review is to establish the association between chronic pain and laterality judgment. Specifically, the review question: Is there a difference in laterality judgment in people with chronic pain and pain-free individuals?

The objective of this review is to identify and synthesize older adult's experiences of patient involvement in transitional care between hospital and home. The purpose is to build theory to inform future research and clinical practice.The review will specifically address the following research questions.

The objective of this scoping review is to map the nature and extent of forgiveness facilitation interventions that have been implemented and evaluated in palliative care contexts. More specifically, the review questions are.

The objective of this qualitative systematic review is to examine available evidence on the experiences of direct care nurses of compassion fatigue (CF) within any nursing specialty or care setting. Specifically, this review will identify evidence on the following.

The objective of this systematic review is to identify, evaluate and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of multi-component interventions on the incidence of delirium in hospitalized elderly patients with hip fracture.Specifically, the review question is: In hospitalized older patients with hip fracture, what is t…